Use the following instructions to check the spelling and grammar in 2007 Microsoft Office system programs. You can check spelling and grammar all at once by running the spelling and grammar checker, or you can check spelling and grammar automatically and make corrections as you work.

InfoPath, OneNote, Publisher, Visio: On the Tools menu, point to Spelling, and click Spelling.

Access: On the Home tab, in the Records group, click Spelling.

If the program finds spelling mistakes, the first misspelled word or grammatical error is highlighted. The options you see will vary slightly depending on the program you're using and whether the error is a spelling or grammar error.

Ignore Once Ignore this word once, but check it again.

Ignore All Ignore this word throughout the document.

Ignore Rule Ignore this grammar rule throughout the document.

Next Sentence Check the next sentence.

Add to Dictionary/Suggest or Include this word in the program's dictionary.

Change Use the suggested word in the Suggestions pane.

Explain See an explanation for the suggested grammar change.

Change All Use the suggested word to change all instances of this word.

AutoCorrect Use the first suggested word each time you click AutoCorrect.

Delete Delete the word.

Delete All Delete all instances of the word.

Ignore 'x' field Ignore this field in Access.

Check grammar Turn on grammar checking in this document.

Dictionary language/Set Language or Select a dictionary language.

Options Open the Options dialog box, where you can change how the program corrects spelling and grammar for all documents.